modification.java

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/*
 * Modification.java
 * Copyright (C) 2004 The Free Software Foundation
 * 
 * This file is part of GNU inetlib, a library.
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package gnu.inet.ldap;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * An individual modification of an object's attributes.
 * 
 * @author <a href='mailto:[e-mail]'>Chris Burdess</a>
 */
public final class Modification
  extends AttributeValues
{

  /**
   * Add the specified values to the attribute, creating the attribute if
   * necessary.
   */
  public static final int ADD = 0;

  /**
   * Delete the specified values from the given attribute, removing the
   * entire attribute if no values are listed, or if all current values of
   * the attribute are listed.
   */ 
  public static final int DELETE = 1;

  /**
   * Replace all existing values of the given attribute with the new values,
   * creating the attribute if it did not exist. A replace with no value
   * deletes the entire attribute if it exists, and is ignored otherwise.
   */
  public static final int REPLACE = 2;

  /**
   * The operation specified by this modification.
   * One of: ADD, DELETE, or REPLACE
   */
  protected final int operation;

  /**
   * Constructor.
   * @param operation the operation
   * @param type the attribute type
   * @param values the values to assign
   */
  public Modification(int operation, String type, Set values)
  {
    super(type, values);
    if (operation < ADD || operation > REPLACE)
      {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("unknown operation");
      }
    this.operation = operation;
  }

  /**
   * @see #operation
   */
  public int getOperation()
  {
    return operation;
  }

}